Scaffold-hanger.



Patented Aug. l4, I900.

J. F. BARRON.

- SCAFFULD HANGER.

(Application filed Inn. 4, 1900.)

(No Model.)

' IN VE N TOR W A 7'TOHNE rs W/ TNE SSE S NITED STATES: TENT FFIGE.

JOHN F. BARRON, OF RUMFORD FALLS, MAINE.

SOAFFOLD-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,007, dated August 14, 1900. Application file d January 4, 1900. fierial No. 354:- (No model.)

T l h i m y nc mi- B thereof are clampedbetween the upturned Be it known that I, JOHN F. BARRON, a subends 0* O of the sections 0 C respectively, ject of the Queen of Great Britain, and a resito securely hold the platform in place on the dent of Rumford Falls, in the county of Oxcorresponding hanger or sling. 5 ford and State of Maine, have invented a new As shown in Fig. 2, the sections 0 C may and Improved Scaffold-Hanger; of which the be provided near their outer ends with the followingis afull,clear,and exact description. drops C to bring the turnbuckle 0 below the The object of the invention is to provide a under side of the platform B to allow the opnew and improved scaffold hanger or sling erator to conveniently turn the turnbuckle, IO arranged to enable workmen to readily level and make the desired adjustment Withoutinthe scaffold or'platform while in use on 'a .terfering with the platform 'B. The sections building and insure comfortable working and may, however, be straight, as shown in the permitof ready adjustment according to the sling 0 (illustrated in Fig. 3,) in which the width of the platform, to securely hold the sections 0 are without the dropsC but'are :5 latter in place, and allow of attaching the connected with each other by the turnbuckle hanger or sling at any desired point of the C In this case the beams B of the platform platform to prevent the hanger from striking have their lower edges a suitable distance against the projections on the face of the below the platform-bottom, so that the turnbuilding when raising or lowering the platbuckle C can be turned without interfering 7o 20 form. with the bottom of the platform.

The invention consists of novel features The outer side E of the hanger or'sling is and parts and combinations of the same, as also made in sections E E connected with will be fully described hereinafter and then each other by a turnbuckle E so that the oppointed out in the claims. erator can readily lengthen or shorten this side 25 A practicable embodiment of the invention by turning the turnbuckle E accordingly to is represented in the accompanying drawings, permit the operator to readily level the platforming a part of this specification, in which form when it is suspended from a building, similar characters of 7 reference indicate corand thereby insure a comfortable stand for responding parts in all the views. .the workmen while using the platform to ac- 3.0 Figure 1 is a perspective view of the imcomplish the desired work on the building.

provement as applied. Fig. 2 is an end view The lower'endsof the sidesD and E are piv of the same, and Fig. 3 is an end elevation otally connected with the upturned ends 0 of a modified form of the improvement. I O and the upper ends of said sides are piv- The improved scaffold hangers or slings A otally connected with separate eyes F on the 8 5 35 A are alike in construction and support a eye F, the eyes F forming a recess F at the scafiold or platform Bof any approved co'nbottom of the main eye F to permit of bringstruction. Each of the'hangers or slings AA ing the pulling or loose end of the rope around consists of a bottom 0 and sides D and E, pivin the recess F to allow of quickly and easily otally connected with the ends of the bottom hitchingthe pullingend of the rope by giv- 40 and also pivotal] y connected at the top with ing the ropea half-twist to form aloop, which an eye F, adapted tobe engaged by the hook latter is "then hooked onto the hook of the of a pulley-block G or other device used for pulley-block. By this arrangement the rope suspending the platform from the roof of a end is securely held in 'place and without building and for raising and lowering it in danger of being unhitched. I 45 the usual manner. The bottom 0 of each By the arrangement described the hangers hanger or sling is made in two sections 0 or slings can be readily moved to any desired C connected with each other at their adjapoint in the length of the platform or scaffold cent threaded ends by a turnbuckle C to per- B, and the hangers are completely independmit the user to lengthen or shorten the botent of the cross-beams of the platform. ,F-ur- 10c 50 tom, according to the width of the platform thermore, the operator on the platform while or scaffold B, so that the longitudinal beams the same is in use on a building can at any i i i time readily lengthen or shorten the sides E, so as to bring the platform B into a horizontal position for the purpose mentioned.

Having thus fully described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A scaffold-hanger, comprisinga bottom,

consisting of adjustable sections and sides hinged to the bottom and pivotally connected with each other at their ends, one of the sides being arranged to be lengthened or shortened, substantially as shown and described.

2. A scaifold-hanger having a bottom with sections adjustable one upon the other, to allow of lengthening or shortening the bottom, the ends of the bottom being turned up to form clamping-lugs for engagement with the longitudinal scaifold-beams,subst-antiallyas shown and described.

3. Ascaifold-hangerhavingabottom formed of sections connected with each other by a turnbuckle, the ends of the sections being turned up to form clamping-lugs for engagement with the longitudinal scaffold-beams, substantially as shown and described.

4. Ascaffold-hangerhavingabottoin formed of sections connected with each other by a turnbuckle, the ends of the sections being turned up to form clamping-lugs for engagement with the longitudinal scaffold-beams, said sections also having drops near theirinner ends for bringing the turnbuckle below the bottom of the scaifoid, substantially as shown and described.

5. A scaffold-hanger, comprising a bottom made in sections to permit of lengthening or shortening the bottom, the latter having upturned ends for clamping the longitudinal beams of the scaffold, sides pivotally connected with the upturned ends of the bottom, one of the sides being made in sections connected with each other by a turnbuckle, and eyes independently engaged by the upper ends of said sides, substantially as shown and described.

6. A scaltold-hanger, comprising a bottom portion and side portions, and an eye-plate having eyes for receiving the ends of the side portions and having an eye to receive a hook, and also having a recess between the firstnamed eyes, for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN F. BARRON.

\Vitnesses: Y

ARETAS E. STEARNS, FRED O. EATON. 

